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It’s a stacked month for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. The long-awaited Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II launches onto the service next week, and noteworthy 2023 titles such as Immortals of Aveum, Lords of the Fallen, Humanity, and Chants of Sennaar join the library. Take a look at all the games coming as well as those leaving
Sony unveiled April’s PlayStation Plus monthly games on Wednesday. The batch includes Immortals of Aveum, Minecraft Legends, Skul: The Hero Slayer and an Overwatch 2 skins-and-skips bundle. Subscribers on PS Plus’ Essential, Extra and Premium tiers can claim the titles starting Tuesday, April 2.Immortals of Aveum (PS5) showed promise, but its “first-person shooter with magic
If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The magic FPS failed to find an audience Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun/Electronic Arts Magical first-person shooter Immortals Of Aveum launched last August and by the following month half its development team had been laid
by William D’Angelo , posted 1 day ago / 1,816 ViewsAscendant Studios released Immortals of Aveum in Summer 2023 and the game ended up selling poorly leading to the studio laying off around 45 percent of its employees. A former employee at the studio said spending around $125 million on Immortals of Aveum was a “truly
In 2024, AAA games are often built around the idea of continuous revenue streams with microtransactions and live-service elements. Perhaps it’s corporate delusion that makes leadership think a needlessly large budget makes for a better game, but making adequate money back on a big-budget blockbuster to satisfy the shareholders is becoming more difficult. Immortals of
Ex-employee pulls no punches Ascendant Studios’ debut game was Immortals of Aveum, a single-player, magic-based first-person shooter with semi-open environments and high production values. Published by EA Originals, it launched last summer to a somewhat mixed reception, and reportedly didn’t sell. As a result, the developer let go of practically half its employees. Now, an
Immortals of Aveum was released in August 2023 to a relatively paltry reception, failing to secure traction in a bustling market that saw other, more dominating games snatch the top spots in the charts with ease. For instance, just two weeks after Immortals of Aveum was released, Starfield dropped on Xbox and PC, snuffing out
We all know the tale of Immortals of Aveum, a magic shooter by Ascendant Studios that never received the love it hoped for from players. What went wrong? Everyone has different ideas: the studio’s CEO, Bret Robbins, believes the game launched at an unfortunate time oversaturated with other releases, like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Armored
Immortals of Aveum was the debut game of Ascendant Studios, an independent developer with triple-A ambitions. Founded by former Electronic Arts and Sledgehammer Games Creative Director Bret Robbins, the studio wanted to deliver a sci-fi single player shooter focused on magic, and it partnered with EA to publish the game. Unfortunately, the game had a
Games FPS Immortals Of Aveum (Image credit: EA) A new report sheds some light on just how much EA invested in its single-player FPS Immortals of Aveum, which received mixed reviews and was deemed a financial flop.Immortals of Aveum launched in August 2023 amidst one of the busiest years of game releases in history, bookended
